Joseph Thewlis

Born 1862Died 28 December 1921

Active: 1881 - 1911

Country of birth and death: England

Sculptor, stone mason

Born and died in Leeds, Yorkshire. He was the son of James Thewlis (born c.1839), an engine stoker at a factory. Joseph is named as the carver of the façade of Abtech House, 18 Park Row, Leeds, LS1 5JA with a design commorating international banking c.1900. The architects were Oliver and Dodgshun.(see http://www.regulatorybreach.com/documents/BBHO2.pdf)

The War Memorial in Ledbury Herefordshire was by a J. Thewlis of Headlingly. The stone used is oolitic limestone with granite plaques on which the names are inscribed. There are mosaics depicting an angel, a soldier and a seaman on the lower section of the memorial. This information was supplied by Jenny Harrison. The attribution to Joseph Thewlis has yet to be confirmed, but the connection to Headingley suggests the memorial was either his work or his firm.

Wealth at death: £772 9s. 10d.
Probate date: 6 March 1921

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Citing this record

'Joseph Thewlis', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib5_1206721046, accessed 03 Mar 2015]